North Korea on Tuesday, January 30, conducted an exercise to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile. The North Korean agency reported this on January 31 KCNA.
“These exercises contributed to testing the readiness of our army for an urgent counterattack and increasing its ability to deliver a strategic strike,” the statement said.
It is noted that the exercises did not have any negative impact on the security of surrounding countries.
Earlier in the day, the South Korean Yonhap news agency, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (JCS), reported that the DPRK launched several cruise missiles from the west coast in two days. According to the agency, the South Korean committee has recorded cruise missile launches from North Korea for the third time this month.
On January 28, it was reported that North Korea launched several cruise missiles from the east coast. JCS noted that the launch by North Korea took place around 8 a.m. local time in the waters of the ship's port.
On January 24, North Korea conducted a test launch of Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea. The launch was the first since September 2023: then Pyongyang tested two long-range strategic cruise devices with mock nuclear warheads in the direction of the Yellow Sea.
Prior to this, on January 19, North Korea tested the Heil-5-23 underwater nuclear weapon system. The test was carried out in response to a three-day joint naval exercise between the United States, Japan and South Korea off Jeju Island.
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